"New Line Continued" 2018
Oil on canvas
77' x 101' inches / 196 x 257 cm
Nikos Floros
b. 1978
Education
École des Beaux Arts - Sculpture, Paris
Floros’s naturalistic portraits usually depict a single iconic legendary personality, showing the head, or head and upper chest, viewed frontally, with reference to the deeper philosophical and artistic inspiration of the Fayum portaits, emphasising the gaze with the aim of expressing the soul and spiritual power of the depicted person.
In terms of artistic tradition, the images clearly derive more from Greco-Roman artistic traditions.
Nikos Floros's recycled art, from aluminum cans provides a new purpose for objects that have satisfied their original use. Using these objects in artwork conserves resources and reduces the amount going to landfill. In addition, recycle art promotes an important message.
Irrespective of the particular theme or environmental issue that a sophisticated artwork might address (of which there can be many) and underlying the simple act of using materials for the second or third time, is a strong message that highlights the urgent need for increased awareness and behavioral change on an individual level in the way that we relate to the world we live in. The repurposing of everyday objects for artistic reasons started with Pablo Picasso who used everyday objects or pictures in collages.
Nikos Floros has received world-wide recognition and awards for his artwork as well as extensive coverage by world-wide press including Reuters, Fashion TV, Reuters, BBC, SkyNews, ABC News, New York Times, Vogue, W, Associated Press, La Republica, International Wall Street Journal, Getty Images, Itar Tass, International ART Forum and many other news and television media around the world.
Public Collections - Exhibitions
Museo El Greco, Toledo, Spain
Ethnographic & Historical Museum (Geographical Society), Lisbon, Portugal
Tsaritsyno State Museum, Moscow, Russia
St. Isaac's Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Russia
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, USA
Consulate of the Hellenic Republic in New York, USA
Hoffburg Palace, Vienna, Austria
Opera House, Bologna, Italy
Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Center (United Arab Emirates)
Düsseldorf Municipality, Germany Republic
Gummersbach Municipality, Germany
Sculpture Museum, Wuppertal, Germany
Walfrieden Sculpture Park, Germany, Wuppertal
Hoffburg Palace, Vienna, Austria
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA
Metropolitan Club, New York, USA
French Heritage Society
Consulate General of the Republic of Cyprus, New York, USA
Benaki Museum, Athens
Historical Museum of Aegina
Vienna Opera House, Austria
Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens